Elevate your arena operations.
Join our online workshops to learn about what successful arena operations looks like, and the solutions that are being adopted globally.
Smarter Rinks.
Stronger Operations.
RinkWise brings arena professionals and leading industry organizations together for four practical sessions focused on the operational, financial and technological future of successful, sustainable arena operations.
2026 Workshop Schedule
Practical knowledge for the modern arena.
RinkWise connects rink professionals with proven practices, emerging ideas, experienced peers and technology that can make an immediate difference inside their facilities.
Rather than focusing only on theory, each session explores what successful facilities are doing today and what the next generation of sustainable rink operations can look like.
Immediately Applicable
Take away ideas, processes and solutions that can be introduced into your operation right away.
Industry Perspective
Hear directly from organizations helping facilities improve operations across the arena industry.
Built for Every Role
Operators, supervisors, managers and recreation leaders can choose the sessions most relevant to their role.
Build Your Network
Every session concludes with an interactive roundtable and networking opportunity.
Choose the track that fits your role — or complete all four.
RinkWise is divided into two independent workshop tracks. Participants can register for either two-session track for $100, or complete the full four-session workshop for $200.
Rink Operations
Assets, infrastructure, ice and the fundamentals behind efficient arena operations.
Asset Management
Explore how modern facilities can better understand, organize and manage the physical assets that keep their arenas operating.
- Understanding your rink's critical assets
- Preventive maintenance and operational planning
- Lifecycle and replacement planning
- Risk, documentation and operational consistency
- Using data to support better capital decisions
- Building a more proactive facility operation
Ice Operations
Examine the systems, measurements, technologies and operational practices being used to create more consistent, efficient and sustainable ice operations.
- Understanding variables affecting ice quality
- Building consistency between operators and shifts
- Measurement, monitoring and operational data
- Ice resurfacing and equipment considerations
- Energy efficiency and sustainable operations
- How emerging technology is changing ice management
Facility Performance & Growth
Maximize facility utilization, accessibility, revenue potential and the patron experience.
Facility Usage & Ice Scheduling
Explore opportunities to make facility booking easier, smarter and more effective for both staff and patrons.
- Understanding facility and ice utilization
- Improving scheduling processes
- Reducing unused and difficult-to-fill inventory
- Making booking easier for patrons
- Using technology to improve accessibility
- Turning scheduling data into operational insight
Revenue Generation & Patron Engagement
Prime-time ice is limited — but opportunities within a facility do not have to be. Explore practical ways to make better use of existing assets, spaces and digital touchpoints.
- Unlocking revenue beyond additional prime ice
- Advertising and sponsorship opportunities
- Digital engagement with patrons and user groups
- Last-minute inventory and booking opportunities
- Using facility technology as a revenue tool
- Balancing revenue with accessibility and service
More than a vendor showcase.
Participating organizations will demonstrate real tools, technology and solutions being used throughout the industry, but RinkWise is not product training and there is no expectation that participants purchase anything. The focus is understanding the strategies, technologies and approaches shaping the future of successful arena operations — and giving participants ideas they can apply within their own facilities.
Learn alongside organizations helping shape the rink industry.
Sessions will feature perspectives from recognized industry associations, technology providers, equipment specialists and solution partners. Additional presenters and contributors will continue to be announced.
Two hours designed to deliver practical value.
Each session blends industry expertise, real-world examples, practical solutions and an opportunity to connect with peers from across the rink and recreation industry.
Microsoft Teams
Join from anywhere without travel costs or additional time away from your facility.
Education & Insights
Expert presentations, operational examples, new technology and practical strategies.
Roundtable & Networking
Open discussion and networking breakout rooms with peers and industry guests.
Watch On Demand
Registered participants receive access to recordings if they cannot attend live.
Designed for every role within an arena.
RinkWise is designed for professionals at every experience level. New operators can build a broader understanding of rink operations, while experienced facility leaders can discover new technologies, strategies and industry connections.
Take the sessions that matter most to you.
Participants can select the half of the workshop most closely aligned with their role, or complete the entire four-session series. Every paid participant will receive a Certificate of Completion.
Part One
Asset Management + Ice Operations
- October 14 — Asset Management
- October 21 — Ice Operations
- Two live 2-hour sessions
- 4 hours of programming
- Industry guest speakers
- Roundtables & networking
- Session recordings
- Certificate of Completion
All Four Sessions
Complete RinkWise 2026 workshop experience
- October 14 — Asset Management
- October 21 — Ice Operations
- November 5 — Facility Usage & Scheduling
- November 12 — Revenue & Patron Engagement
- 8 hours of live programming
- All industry contributors
- All roundtables & networking
- Access to all recordings
- Certificate of Completion
Part Two
Facility Usage + Revenue & Patron Engagement
- November 5 — Facility Usage & Ice Scheduling
- November 12 — Revenue & Patron Engagement
- Two live 2-hour sessions
- 4 hours of programming
- Industry guest speakers
- Roundtables & networking
- Session recordings
- Certificate of Completion
Building sustainable rink operations.
Sustainability is about more than reducing energy consumption. A sustainable rink must also be operationally efficient, financially responsible, maintainable, accessible to its community and equipped to adapt as expectations change.
RinkWise connects asset management, ice operations, technology, facility utilization, revenue generation and patron experience into one broader conversation about the future of arena operations.
Build a wiser rink.
Join arena professionals and industry leaders for practical conversations about better operations, smarter technology and a more sustainable future for recreation facilities.
Assets, infrastructure, ice and the fundamentals behind efficient arena operations.
Maximize facility utilization, accessibility, revenue potential and the patron experience.
